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Totally Tunsie

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52. The re-do is as bland and uninteresting as she is.

Sat Aug 22, 2020, 07:00 PM

Aug 2020

Why do they need to destroy all that came before them? They've moved classic portraits and relegated them to back rooms, eliminated Michelle O's wonderful vegetable garden, and now this.

How very sad to reverse contributions by former First Ladies that should stand with history.

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..."those were Jackie Kennedy's crab apple trees" [View all] Me. Aug 2020 OP

Besides, you don't cut down trees! You can move them or if there is a problem and you have to cut Maraya1969 Aug 2020 #1

I think they were moved to another part of the White House grounds. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #7

Well that is a relief. Maraya1969 Aug 2020 #10

It was still insensitive and unnecessary. Laelth Aug 2020 #11

Seriously??? You can move 60 year old trees successfully?? I doubt it. Nt lostnfound Aug 2020 #13

Yes, you can do that. Chainfire Aug 2020 #18

Not always is right. LisaL Aug 2020 #20

I doubt it as well. LisaL Aug 2020 #19

Its possible but difficult and not always successful. honest.abe Aug 2020 #32

It is safe to move crab apple trees provided the move is sideways. jaxexpat Aug 2020 #81

. . . Codeine Aug 2020 #101

Chortle! ZZenith Aug 2020 #123

They were getting towards the end of their lifespan so should have been left in place OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #69

So if a tree is at the end of its lifespan it should be allowed to die "naturally"??? former9thward Aug 2020 #114

In nature they do but, of course, a rose garden is a long way from nature. OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #119

Oh, yes. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #130

Do You Know THat For A Fact? Me. Aug 2020 #15

Nope. Haven't been there. Haven't seen it. Laelth Aug 2020 #17

Why do you think that? July Aug 2020 #23

I will go look. It was a couple of hours ago. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #24

She doesn't want four more years. She may plagiarize Michele Obama's convention speech. Marcuse Aug 2020 #41

They say this, and I hope it's true, but it seems more in line with Rs to Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #44

Will Be Me. Aug 2020 #55

Thanks for posting that link. nt Raine Aug 2020 #67

You're welcome. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #70

Hopefully ... rustysgurl Aug 2020 #71

++ agree. you don't cut down trees. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #56

Notice the sidewalk? DownriverDem Aug 2020 #68

Send her fucking ass back to Russia fwvinson Aug 2020 #79

I think it's Romania. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #84

Slovenia. They may not want her dupa back there tho. sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #88

Yes. Right. Slovenia. Thanks. Laelth Aug 2020 #92

You may be onto sumpthin'. sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #95

OMG...Crazy Eddie! Me. Aug 2020 #113

Insane prices! Today only! Free stereo! (We used to say that in reply to whatever.) 😝 sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #120

... Me. Aug 2020 #121

Slovenia SophieJean Aug 2020 #90

That's it! Thanks. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #91

That's a great idea! She'll fit right in there, since her father was a communist... Illumination Aug 2020 #96

Looks like Jill Biden will have another project to work on next Spring. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #2

Jill Biden probably has bigger problems to deal with first IronLionZion Aug 2020 #40

How anout snowybirdie Aug 2020 #64

All they really need is a whole bunch of tulip bulbs The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #65

I hope they moved them instead of cutting them down. GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2020 #3

I think that they did. Read that somewhere today. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #8

You know, the trumps have done alot of awful shit. ALOT of awful shit. Afromania Aug 2020 #4

Didn't she take out Michelle Obama's garden, as well? Frustratedlady Aug 2020 #12

Yea, I believe that was done as well. The list of what they have done is exasperatingly long. Afromania Aug 2020 #16

They replaced Obamas basketball court Mosby Aug 2020 #38

They can't help it. They're just a couple of a**holes! Illumination Aug 2020 #106

i doubt the third lady knew who Jackie Kennedy was.... spanone Aug 2020 #5

Probably orders from Vlad to destroy whatever is beautiful and meaningful at White House. lostnfound Aug 2020 #14

They made it look like a cemetery. Vdizzle Aug 2020 #78

Everything Trump touches dies... dixiechiken1 Aug 2020 #6

Melania doesn't have a clue... dubyadiprecession Aug 2020 #9

She's as deranged as he is ailsagirl Aug 2020 #29

Why are they changing anything when they'll be leaving the WH stopbush Aug 2020 #21

I appreciate that "twitter blasted her" for desecrating Cha Aug 2020 #22

It looks like a funeral home UpInArms Aug 2020 #36

Yes it does.. melania managed to get the WH looking like Cha Aug 2020 #42

It is what it is ... UpInArms Aug 2020 #77

Oh my goodness! You're right! Remember how she decorates @ Christmas? Looks like creepy Illumination Aug 2020 #105

Not far from her hall of red Xmas trees. Just weirdly artificial looking. JudyM Aug 2020 #107

"It looks cold and sterile and joyless" GB_RN Aug 2020 #51

Very reminiscent of her Christmas Decorations in the White House the first year. nt pazzyanne Aug 2020 #76

one suspects there are still crabs in the rose garden from day to day nt msongs Aug 2020 #25

There may be crabs in the presidential bedroom IronLionZion Aug 2020 #45

they spent millions to make the white house look like a hampton inn on a turnpike? Cha Aug 2020 #26

Is it just me, or did she move the garden... CapnSteve Aug 2020 #43

It's not just you.. several comments noting Cha Aug 2020 #54

Perfect Description Me. Aug 2020 #112

Thanks for the confirmation.. Cha Aug 2020 #118

I'm sorry, but she is nothing but a cheap, Slovenian whore. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #27

Don't denigrate sex workers. plimsoll Aug 2020 #31

I'm not denigrating sex workers. Just her. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #49

If THey Are Going To Cast Aspersions On Senator Harris Me. Aug 2020 #58

Exactly! smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #61

OK, plimsoll Aug 2020 #85

You have a point. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #104

Whoring is also in thee bible. They should know being so theologically knowledgeable. sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #93

Ditto! Illumination Aug 2020 #98

Is there anything these Nazis haven't ruined? /nt bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #28

What? No speech from her xxqqqzme Aug 2020 #30

Are there photos of anyone actually playing tennis there or using that pavilion? badhair77 Aug 2020 #50

I've never seen any xxqqqzme Aug 2020 #143

Worse than her "Nightmare before Christmas" display Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 #33

& that's saying something. Now she has our WH looking Cha Aug 2020 #48

The Two Of Them Together Complete The Notion Of A Loathsome Couple Me. Aug 2020 #62

trump & worst lady have atrocious taste.. him & his gaudy towers.. Cha Aug 2020 #66

The White House looks like a mausoleum. backscatter712 Aug 2020 #72

They ARE a "Nightmare before Christmas" right now! Illumination Aug 2020 #116

K AND R and yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #34

the crab apple trees probably getting to big, but not to replace them w/ TREES. trees are so common. pansypoo53219 Aug 2020 #35

Melania hates color IronLionZion Aug 2020 #37

Quite true. Laelth Aug 2020 #97

She knows she'll be gone before next Spring FakeNoose Aug 2020 #131

They All Do Me. Aug 2020 #146

I believe she'll want to go back FakeNoose Aug 2020 #147

Would She Be Able To Take Her Son? Me. Aug 2020 #148

I'll be glad when it's January. lpbk2713 Aug 2020 #39

And it seems she redesigned the Rose Garden as a setting for badhair77 Aug 2020 #46

oops! WVreaper Aug 2020 #47

The re-do is as bland and uninteresting as she is. Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #52

Just highlights the TOTAL lack of anything except herself. Why they were drawn to each other. Evolve Dammit Aug 2020 #53

To Hell with all Rs, and aesthetically this appears to be paving paradise to put up a parking lot, Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #57

She hates Jackie Kennedy. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #59

I was wondering about the missing trees. Dont kill the trees!!! Oh my that they were O's. LizBeth Aug 2020 #60

They were too small to be have planted by Jackie. Botany Aug 2020 #63

Botany, what do you think they did with the original rose bushes? KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #122

I imagine most if not all of the original roses that were planted by Jackie are long gone but .... Botany Aug 2020 #124

Lack of color? druidity33 Aug 2020 #125

They are F'ing orcs roscoeroscoe Aug 2020 #73

Time to bring out the Ents. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #94

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2020 #74

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The destroyed a cultural landscape at a National Monument... Historic NY Aug 2020 #80

Quite Me. Aug 2020 #110

It looks soulless just like it's designer. liberalmuse Aug 2020 #82

Right! Where's the love? Where's the joy? They're "dead" inside! Illumination Aug 2020 #117

I still can't believe ellie Aug 2020 #83

Foghorn Leghorn says it better than I could. Laelth Aug 2020 #86

🤣 sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #89

Lots of space now to bury bodies. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #87

"Be Best" oasis Aug 2020 #99

Right! Like "Make America Great Again"? Americans have been duped by these 2 traitors! Illumination Aug 2020 #103

Smooth move there, C-Word. (nt) Paladin Aug 2020 #100

Do you remember her jacket from Oct. 2018? "I really don't care. Do U?" So she just proved Illumination Aug 2020 #102

+1 Me. Aug 2020 #109

That's akin to painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa Stinky The Clown Aug 2020 #108

Yes! Also a lack of character, respect, & oozing with hatred & evil! The world will go crazy with Illumination Aug 2020 #115

As far as trees go, crab apple trees don't have a particularly long life span. Kaleva Aug 2020 #111

I have one in my back yard that's over 80 years old. Mossfern Aug 2020 #139

Your tree is an exceptional exception! Kaleva Aug 2020 #142

To be honest Mossfern Aug 2020 #145

I'd start a new tree from seeds of it. To kind of carry on its legacy. Kaleva Aug 2020 #149

Melania coordinating her Rose Garden makeover with her new COVID campaign: "Be Prepare!" alterfurz Aug 2020 #126

It looks like Mordor. murielm99 Aug 2020 #127

Jeebers. The nonwinter version of her 'White Christmas" ... marble falls Aug 2020 #128

It Looks Like The Old B. Altman Me. Aug 2020 #129

It makes me want to turn up the lights and the thermostat. And start painting the roses red. marble falls Aug 2020 #132

What a horrible person orangecrush Aug 2020 #133

WTF, it looks way worse! OverBurn Aug 2020 #134

I revere Jackie Kennedy and truly hope the trees were moved. colorado_ufo Aug 2020 #135

Because they were old, even if they were moved, it's very unlikely they LisaL Aug 2020 #150

Hell, I'm old. colorado_ufo Aug 2020 #151

Time for a crowdfunding effort to support the reconstructive garden surgery Layzeebeaver Aug 2020 #136

+1 Me. Aug 2020 #141

SO.....the first lady really IS as much of a JA as her dumbass partner. I used to feel sorry for napi21 Aug 2020 #137

I Never Could Me. Aug 2020 #140

They had to go. LudwigPastorius Aug 2020 #138

Ah, yes, Mel & her "design" skills ... area51 Aug 2020 #144